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William O. Smith June 14, 1870 January 15, 1871 3: William Brandt January 15, 1871 November 22, 1872 Democratic 4: William O. Smith November 22, 1872 January 23, 1873 5: Auguste Monnier January 23, 1873 November 26, 1875 Democratic 6: John O. Mouton November 26, 1875 July 28, 1876 7: G. C. Salles July 28, 1876 May 12, 1877 8: John O. Mouton May ...
Ray Authement (born 1928), president of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 1974–2008; Jamie Baldridge (born 1975), visual artist, writer; Carl W. Bauer (1933–2013), member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature; lobbyist for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 1990–2010; Henri Willis Bendel, fashion designer and ...
Lafayette was home to minor-league baseball teams in various seasons from 1907 to 2000. Lafayette was an affiliate of the St. Louis Browns 1936–1941, Chicago Cubs (1955–1957) and San Francisco Giants (1975–1976).
In 1934 Smith moved to California and established the store in Long Beach; he moved to the current address at 240 Long Beach Boulevard in 1960. Acres of Books was the largest and oldest family-owned second-hand bookstore in California, claiming to have in stock over one million books.
Lafayette Parish is a part of the region of Acadiana in southern Louisiana, along the Gulf Coast.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the parish has a total area of 269 square miles (700 km 2), of which 269 square miles (700 km 2) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km 2) (0.2%) is water. [6]
The Alexandre Mouton House, also called the Lafayette Museum (French: Maison d'Alexandre Mouton, or Musée de Lafayette), is a historic house located at 1122 Lafayette Street in Lafayette, Louisiana. It was the home of 11th Governor and first Democratic Governor of Louisiana Alexandre Mouton , and it is also associated with other historic families.
Lafayette: 93000322 Lane Plantation: April 22, 1993: Ethel: East Feliciana: 92001842 Laura Plantation: February 3, 1993: Vacherie: St. James: Plantation heiress and manager Laura Lacoul Gore's (1861–1963) autobiography tells the family's history and her experience living at the plantation. Open to the public. 78001426 Laurel Valley Sugar ...
Lafayette Parish School System (LPSS) added a "School of Choice" [9] called the Early College Academy [10] in 2008, which gives high school students (grades 9–12) a chance to graduate with a high school diploma as well as a two-year associate degree in the field of their choice. Students take all courses on the campus of South Louisiana ...